Dr. Chrystian Pereira

And people are, are really struggling here. Uh, and, and yeah, so it warms my heart to say, you know, these pharmacy students are not in this, uh, in their seats in their classroom for so many years, just to learn about like how to count by fives. They're learning, you know, like they're learning about like carbohydrates. They're learning about like proteins. People do like the value of exercise.

And people are, are really struggling here. Uh, and, and yeah, so it warms my heart to say, you know, these pharmacy students are not in this, uh, in their seats in their classroom for so many years, just to learn about like how to count by fives. They're learning, you know, like they're learning about like carbohydrates. They're learning about like proteins. People do like the value of exercise.

Why are the national diet?

Why are the national diet?

preventative health so we're not teaching how to like you know sell to disease we're teaching how to like like you know how to boost health and so and and so like when a pharmacist takes the time to give someone a book to read or when someone a pharmacist gives takes the time to send them to like another resource in the community that can get help or to point out healthy foods that is what we do and so i think that's what we want to do i think and and you know to me that

preventative health so we're not teaching how to like you know sell to disease we're teaching how to like like you know how to boost health and so and and so like when a pharmacist takes the time to give someone a book to read or when someone a pharmacist gives takes the time to send them to like another resource in the community that can get help or to point out healthy foods that is what we do and so i think that's what we want to do i think and and you know to me that

We do have the Pharmacy Professional Organization, the Minnesota Public Health, I'm sorry, Pharmacy Association that lobbies for pharmacists and works toward kind of improving policies. There are, there's a new national, like an independent pharmacy organization that right now is also lobbying for kind of more protection against contracts and unfair business practices in Minnesota.

We do have the Pharmacy Professional Organization, the Minnesota Public Health, I'm sorry, Pharmacy Association that lobbies for pharmacists and works toward kind of improving policies. There are, there's a new national, like an independent pharmacy organization that right now is also lobbying for kind of more protection against contracts and unfair business practices in Minnesota.

I think there is some very recent movement in terms of PBM management and controls over pricing. These are where the changes are. I'm not an expert in knowing exactly where these efforts are going, but that's where the change has to happen in terms of Minnesota policy. Sheridan, you got a question?

I think there is some very recent movement in terms of PBM management and controls over pricing. These are where the changes are. I'm not an expert in knowing exactly where these efforts are going, but that's where the change has to happen in terms of Minnesota policy. Sheridan, you got a question?

Yeah, let me respond to something I shared. And I've been in pharmacy lines, too. I've been where I had to come back. I hold my tongue so much when I'm at a pharmacy. Like, I don't want to say, like, I'm a pharmacist. Why was this thing so long? But these are real things that happen in pharmacies. And so, like, just any other health...

Yeah, let me respond to something I shared. And I've been in pharmacy lines, too. I've been where I had to come back. I hold my tongue so much when I'm at a pharmacy. Like, I don't want to say, like, I'm a pharmacist. Why was this thing so long? But these are real things that happen in pharmacies. And so, like, just any other health...

health industry, healthcare industry, there are challenges that happen. But one kind of point to say is like, why are these things happening? Why are these things, these frustrations happening at the pharmacy? When we talk about health deserts or pharmacy deserts, we're really focusing on like where the like black hole is for the pharmacy, like where there's no pharmacy.

health industry, healthcare industry, there are challenges that happen. But one kind of point to say is like, why are these things happening? Why are these things, these frustrations happening at the pharmacy? When we talk about health deserts or pharmacy deserts, we're really focusing on like where the like black hole is for the pharmacy, like where there's no pharmacy.

But one area that we're not talking about is like the stress it creates on the other pharmacy. So now if like the radius for one pharmacy was before only a five mile radius like that they were servicing. But now those other pharmacies closed. Now they service a 20 mile radius. That means that their business is going to go like it is going to get bigger.

But one area that we're not talking about is like the stress it creates on the other pharmacy. So now if like the radius for one pharmacy was before only a five mile radius like that they were servicing. But now those other pharmacies closed. Now they service a 20 mile radius. That means that their business is going to go like it is going to get bigger.

But it means that they're going to be a lot busier. And there is no cap in terms of how many prescriptions a pharmacy can sell or sell per day or try to produce per day. But what it does is just it overburdens that pharmacy.

But it means that they're going to be a lot busier. And there is no cap in terms of how many prescriptions a pharmacy can sell or sell per day or try to produce per day. But what it does is just it overburdens that pharmacy.

So while we all have stories about having a pharmacist that we loved that kind of walked us around and kind of took the time to kind of talk to us about things, if you go to a pharmacy right now, They are swamped and they are stressed. And one thing that we haven't talked about, too, is like the stress that the community pharmacist is under right now.

So while we all have stories about having a pharmacist that we loved that kind of walked us around and kind of took the time to kind of talk to us about things, if you go to a pharmacy right now, They are swamped and they are stressed. And one thing that we haven't talked about, too, is like the stress that the community pharmacist is under right now.